Painted Rock Burro Herd Area | |
Data format: Shapefile File or table name: painted_rock_burro_herd_area Coordinate system: Universal Transverse Mercator Theme keywords: Bureau of Land Management, BLM, Burro Herd Area, Range, Livestock Grazing |
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Abstract:
The Painted Rock Herd Area (HA) is located approximately 72 miles west and 42 miles south of the metro Phoenix area. The herd area encompasses approximately 38,737 acres, of which 31,282 acres are public lands, 4,765 acres are private lands, and 2,690 acres are Arizona state lands. The Herd Area includes portions of three allotments; Artex, Painted Rock, and Dendora Valley. The Artex Allotment is classified as a perennial-ephemeral allotment, while Painted Rock and Dendora Valley Allotments are classified as ephemeral allotments. The HA has been home to wild burros and a small band of horses over the years.
Data from the 1974 inventory identified 7 burros and 5 horses in the Painted Rock area, which became the Herd Area. All previous planning documents, including the Lower Gila South RMP referred only to wild burros in the area. In 1993, farmers on the north end of the HA complained about horses coming onto the farm land, and the BLM began to remove them as estray animals. The International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros intervened complaining that these were wild horses and subject to protection afforded by the Wild Free Roaming Horse and Burro Act. In 1999, it was determined by the Phoenix Field Manager that they were in fact present in the area in 1971 and subject to the protection in the Act. However, the area remained a HA, and nuisance complaints continued from the local farmers. Since 1992, a total of 64 horses and 2 burros have been removed from the HA.
The Painted Rock HA consists of Sonoran desert scrub, with little forage available. The Gila River below Painted Rock Dam is dry a vast majority of the time and supports primarily salt cedar and arrowweed. During the removal of nuisance animals in 2007, all wild horses and burros were moved into the HA from areas outside the HA from the north. In accordance with the Act, the BLM is only authorized to manage wild horses and burros in HAs identified as occupied by them in 1971. Further, there is no water available on public lands within the HA boundaries. The lack of a forage base and water on the HA contribute to both wild horses and burros residing outside of the identified boundaries and regularly moving onto private land for forage and water.
On the basis of the above information, management opportunities for wild horses and burros within the Painted Rock Herd Area are extremely limited without extensive intervention on the part of the BLM. Therefore, it is recommended that the area remain a Herd Area and not be converted to a Herd Management Area. |
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The Painted Rock Herd Area (HA) is located approximately 72 miles west and 42 miles south of the metro Phoenix area. The herd area encompasses approximately 38,737 acres, of which 31,282 acres are public lands, 4,765 acres are private lands, and 2,690 acres are Arizona state lands. The Herd Area includes portions of three allotments; Artex, Painted Rock, and Dendora Valley. The Artex Allotment is classified as a perennial-ephemeral allotment, while Painted Rock and Dendora Valley Allotments are classified as ephemeral allotments. The HA has been home to wild burros and a small band of horses over the years. Data from the 1974 inventory identified 7 burros and 5 horses in the Painted Rock area, which became the Herd Area. All previous planning documents, including the Lower Gila South RMP referred only to wild burros in the area. In 1993, farmers on the north end of the HA complained about horses coming onto the farm land, and the BLM began to remove them as estray animals. The International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros intervened complaining that these were wild horses and subject to protection afforded by the Wild Free Roaming Horse and Burro Act. In 1999, it was determined by the Phoenix Field Manager that they were in fact present in the area in 1971 and subject to the protection in the Act. However, the area remained a HA, and nuisance complaints continued from the local farmers. Since 1992, a total of 64 horses and 2 burros have been removed from the HA. The Painted Rock HA consists of Sonoran desert scrub, with little forage available. The Gila River below Painted Rock Dam is dry a vast majority of the time and supports primarily salt cedar and arrowweed. During the removal of nuisance animals in 2007, all wild horses and burros were moved into the HA from areas outside the HA from the north. In accordance with the Act, the BLM is only authorized to manage wild horses and burros in HAs identified as occupied by them in 1971. Further, there is no water available on public lands within the HA boundaries. The lack of a forage base and water on the HA contribute to both wild horses and burros residing outside of the identified boundaries and regularly moving onto private land for forage and water. On the basis of the above information, management opportunities for wild horses and burros within the Painted Rock Herd Area are extremely limited without extensive intervention on the part of the BLM. Therefore, it is recommended that the area remain a Herd Area and not be converted to a Herd Management Area.
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